Combined hay tedder and rake



ZSheetS-Sheet 1. E. L. WILLIAMS.

GOMBINEDHAY TEDDER AND BAKE.

No. 317,602. Patented May 12, 1885.

(No Model.)

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No. 317,602. Patented May 12, 1885.

MINES EEE N. PETERS. PholLhognphlr. Washington. D.l`.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELMER L.' VILLIAMS, OF BUCHANAN, MICHIGAN.

COMBINED HAY TEDDER AND RAKE.

SPECIPECATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 317,602, dated May 12, 1885.

Application filed May 13, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: o Beit known that I, ELMEE L. WILLIAMs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buchanan, in the county of Berrien and State of Michigan, have invented a Combined Hay Tedder and Bake, of which the following is a specification.

The objects of my invention are to provide a strong and substantial combined hay tedder and rake, in which all cog gear and cog-` wheels are avoided, which is easily transported, which, without much trouble or delay, can be changed from a tedder to a rake, and viceversa, and one the tedder-forks of which in case of breakage can be easily replaced. lattain these objects by the mechanism illustrat! ed in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l represents a top View or plan of the machine when ready for transportation; Fig. 2, a front View of the same; Fig. 3, a vertical cross-section through the machine on line .fr x on Figs. l and 2; Figs. 4L and 5, detail views of my improved tedder arms and forks; Figs. 6 and '7,- modified methods of applying the spring which renders the tedderorks exible; Fig. 8,a detail view of the lever which lifts and dumps the tedder-forks; and Fig. 9, details of the sprocket-wheel on the shaft that operates the tedder-forks, and of the clutching device by which said wheel is made to operate said shaft.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

a is the main axle on which the wheels AA operate. To said axle c is hinged at two points, a a', at equal distances from the center, the frame B, which forms the tongue hounds or thills, .and supports the drivcrs sea-t S.

To the axle a, which also forms the rakehead, are secured the teeth tt t of the rake T. The rake T is raised above the ground or lowered by a chain or a lever connecting the axle a and the frame B, the hinge-connections of the axle a and the frame B permitting such motion; or the frame B may be rigidly connected to the axle a and a separate rake-head hinged to said aXle a, in which case the `hinges will permit the raising or lowering of the rake-teeth.

To the axle a is also hinged or linked at two points, fr? a2, at equal distances from the censhaft Dis mounted in journals on the beams c c c". Between the beams c c c the teddershaft D is bent to form'cranks extending out in different directions in the different spaces, so that the 4rotary motion of the tedder-shat l) gives a walkingand-kicking motion to the tedder-arms F F, which are pivoted to the cranks formed upon the tedder-shaft D between the beams c c c.

To guide the motion of the redder-arms F F, the brackets Gr G are secured to the beams c c at each side of the tedder-armsF F. Said brackets are connected at their upper ends by guide-plates g g, pivoted to and between the brackets G G, and through the center of these plates work up and down the guide-rods f of the tedder-arms F, the brackets G G forming journal-bearings for said plates g andpermitting the same to adapt itself' to the `varying position of the guide-rodf.

The tedder-arms F terminate in the tedden forks f,which are hinged to the arms F, and kept in a straight position by the spring f2. Said spring]v2 is located in the rear of the arm F, and is coiled around a bolt, f 3, which passes through a iiange,'f", forming part of the tedder-forkf, and through a bracket, f5, rigidly secured to the tedder-arm F, the spring f2 being coiled around the bolt]c3 above the bracket f", thus lifting the angefL up and keeping the fork f in an upright position, but at the same time rendering it iiexible, so that it will give and not break when coming in contact with a stone or any other hard substance.

In the figures 6 and 7 I show two modified methods of connecting the springf2 with the tedder-fork f', in both cases the spring acting in front of the arm F, and pressing the ange f* down, and thus keeping the forkin position. i

My tedder-forks operating in a walking-andkicking fashion will stir and spreadV the hay to a greater advantage, and the forks being roov made flexible will prevent breakages, and should a breakage occur the forks can be easily detached and replaced without taking the machine apart or taking out the tedder-shaft.

On the ends of the tedder-shaft D areloosely mounted the sprocket-wheels E E, which are operated by chains h h from the large sprocket-Wheels II II, rigidly secured to the driving-wheels A A, the sprocket-wheels E Erunning as idlers on said shaft D until engaged by the clutches e e, which clutches are keyed to the shaft D, and are shifted on the same by the lever mechanism I I J.

I I are levers working horizontally on a fulcrum in the center, engaging the clutches e e at their rear ends, and connecting at the front ends with the cross-levers I I', which being connected with the vertical lever-handle J at equal distances above and below a. fulcrumpoint enable the driver to engage or disengage the clutches e e with the sprocket-wheels E E, and to operate the tedderfshaft D at pleasure.

By the use of the sprocket-wheels II and E and the chain h, I avoid all cog-wheels which are liable to breakage and clogging, and consequently obtain a simpler and better machine than `the ones now in use and operated by cog-wheels- To raise and lower the tedder-shaft D and the tedder-forks f f the lever mechanism illustrated in figure 8 is employed.

To the hound-frame B is rigidly secured the fulcrum-support K, on which the lever L opcrates, the lever Lhaving a long uprightarm and handle, Z, and a shorter horizontal arm, Z, to which is pivoted the lifting-rod N, which is secured to the cross-beam c of the tedderframe C.

Sliding up and down on one side of the lever-arm Z is a pawl, O, which is connected at its upper end to the shorter arm of a small lever, O', said lever O having its fulcrumpoint and being pivoted yto the lever-arm Z of the main lever L. The pawl O operates on a screw which passes through a slot in said pawl O into the lever-arm l. The shorter arm of the lever O', and the pawl O which is connected thereto, are held down by the spri ng o, secured to the shorter arm of the lever O and to the arm l of the main lever L near its fulcrunrpoint. yThe pawl O engages into a ratchet, k, forming part of the fulcrum -support K.

To raise or lower the rear part of the tedderfframe, the pawl O is raised out of the ratchet 7s by pulling the lever O toward the rear. The lever L is then thrown forward or backward, as the occasion demands, thus raising or lowering the front part, and correspondingly lowering or raising the rear part of the tedder-frame, the axle a and the hingejoints at a2 allowing such motion. The pawl O, dropping by the force of the spring o into the ratchet 7c, secures and holds the lever and the tedder-frame in the desired position.

To disengage the hay-tedder from the rake the pintles are drawn out of the hinges fr What I claim, and desire to secure by Let u ters Patent, is-

l. In a combined hay tedder and rake, the combination of the axle a, the driving-wheels A A, the hounds or thills B, the rake T, the tedder-frame C, hinged to the axle a, the tedder-shaft D, the sprocket-wheels E E, mounted on said shaft D, the sprocketwheels H H, secured to the wheels A A, the fulcrum-support K, secured to the hounds or thills B, the lifting-lever L, having its fulcrum in said support K, the lifting-rod N, connecting the lever L and the tedder-frame C, and the pawl-andratchet device G O K o, forming means to hold the lever L in any desired position, all substantially constructed as described, and for the purpose specied.

2. The combination, in a hay tedder aud rake, of the axle a, the wheels A A, the rake T, the thills and frame B, the tedder-frame C, the tedder shaft D, forming cranks between its several bearings, the tedderarms F F, journaled on said cranks, the forks f f f, pivoted to the arms F F, the springs f2, so-arranged as to hold the forks f in a vertical position and render the same flexible, the brackets G G, the guide-rods f, the guide-plates g, the driving mechanism I-I 7L E, the clutching and lever mechanism e I I J, and the lifting device L K N, provided with the pawl and ratchet O O k o, all arranged and constructed as described, and for the purpose specified.

3. In a hay-tedder, the combination of the tedder-frame C, the tedder-shaft D, forming' cranks between its several bearings, the tedder-arms F, j ournaled to said cranks,the brackets G G, the guide -rodf, secured to the tedder-arm F, the pivoted guide-plate g, between the brackets G G, through the center of which the tedder-rod j' is guided up and down, all

arranged as described and specified.

4E. In a hay-tedder, the combination of the the guide plate g, pivoted between said brackets,aud the'guide-rods ff, operating through the plate g, substantially as described and specified. v

G. In a hay-tedder, the combination of the IOO IIO

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O la o, all constructed and arranged as dc- 1o scribed, and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my naine to this specication'iu the presence of two su'bscribing Witnesses.

runninggear a A A B, the tedder frame C, the cranked tedder-shaft D, the tedder'arms F F, the forks f f pivoted thereto, the springs f2 f 2, arranged to hold said forks ff in an 5 upright position, theA brackets G G, plate g,

and rod f, forming a device for guiding the EIJMER L. TWILLIAMS. p motion of the arms F F, the driving mechan- VitneSSes: ism E h H, the clutching device .I I I e, and CHARLEs MAAS,

the lifting and lowering mechanism L KN O' G. KOEHLER. 

